House Hearings: WEDNESDAY—An Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on “Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum Law on Track.” THURSDAY—An Agriculture subcommittee considers derivatives reform. The Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on the Volcker Rule. The Intelligence Committee holds a closed meeting on “U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE.” An Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing on implementation of the health care law. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds a hearing on high-speed rail in the Northeast.

Executive Branch:Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner meets with an official from the Bank of England today.

Economic Reports: From The New York Times: “Data scheduled to be released include the trade deficit for October and wholesale trade for October (Monday); import prices for November (Wednesday); weekly jobless claims, retail sales for November, the Producer Price Index for November and business inventories for October (Thursday); and the Consumer Price Index for November and industrial production for November (Friday).” Additional information from The Washington Post is available here.